Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-060

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on White House scheduling

Monday, March 5, 1973 · 4:48 PM–4:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation037-060 on Tape 37StartMonday, March 5, 1973 at 4:48 PMEndMonday, March 5, 1973 at 4:49 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-060 ↗

H. R. Haldeman initiated this brief telephone call to consult with President Nixon regarding long-range scheduling priorities. The two agreed to coordinate a time to discuss these planning matters in greater detail. No specific policy decisions were reached, as the conversation served primarily to arrange a future meeting.

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Yeah.
Mr. Halderman calling.
Yeah.
I thought if you had a few minutes, we could go over a few long-range schedule things.
Sure.
Right.

On March 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 4:48 pm to 4:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-060 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 37-60
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                              NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

Date: March 5, 1973
Time: 4:48 pm-4:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 417-15]

       President's schedule
       -Meeting
  • 037-058 3:34 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 417-010 3:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 417-011 3:34 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 417-012 3:34 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
  • 037-059 4:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis talked on the telephone from 4:44 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 417-014 4:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John C. Stennis met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:44 pm to 4:46 pm.
  • 417-015 4:48 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:48 pm to 4:49 pm.
  • 417-016 4:50 PM · 1 hr 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:50 pm to 6:06 pm.

Conversation 037-060, March 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-060 (accessed October 12, 2026).